Zabbuli 64
1 Ya Mukulu wa Bayimbi. Zabbuli ya Dawudi. Ayi Katonda, owulire eddoboozi lyange, ery’okwemulugunya kwange; okuume obulamu bwange eri okutiisibwatiisibwa omulabe.
Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint. Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
2 Onkweke mpone enkwe z’abakola ebibi, onzigye mu kibinja ky’aboonoonyi, abaleekaana
Hide me from the secret counsel of evildoers, from the tumult of the workers of iniquity,
3 abawagala ennimi zaabwe ng’ebitala, ne balasa ebigambo byabwe ng’obusaale obutta.
who have whet their tongue like a sword, and have aimed their arrows, even bitter words,
4 Beekweka ne bateega oyo atalina musango bamulase; amangwago ne bamulasa nga tebatya.
that they may shoot in secret places at a blameless man. Suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
5 Bawagiragana mu kigendererwa kyabwe ekibi ne bateesa okutega emitego mu kyama; ne boogera nti, “Ani asobola okutulaba?”
They encourage themselves in an evil purpose. They converse of laying snares secretly. They say, Who will see them?
6 Beekobaana okukola ebitali bya bwenkanya, ne boogera nti, “Tukoze enteekateeka empitirivu.” Ddala ddala ebirowoozo by’omuntu n’omutima gwe byekusifu.
They search out iniquities, saying, We have accomplished a diligent search. And the inward part of man and the heart are deep.
7 Naye Katonda alibalasa n’obusaale bwe; alibafumita, mangwago ne bagwa ku ttaka.
But God will shoot at them. With an arrow they shall suddenly be wounded.
8 Ebyo bye boogera biribaddira, ne bibazikiriza, ababalaba ne babanyeenyeza emitwe.
So they shall be made to stumble, their own tongue being against them. All who see them shall wag the head.
9 Olwo abantu bonna ne batya, ne bategeeza abalala omulimu gwa Katonda, ne bafumiitiriza ku ebyo by’akoze.
And all men shall fear. And they shall declare the work of God, and shall wisely consider of his doing.
10 Omutuukirivu ajagulizenga mu Mukama, era yeekwekenga mu ye. Abo bonna abalina omutima omulongoofu bamutenderezenga!
A righteous man shall be glad in Jehovah, and shall take refuge in him. And all the upright in heart shall glory.
